Tag: Mountmellick

The next meeting of the Mountmellick Heritage Society will take place on Monday, July 17, at 8pm in the Druid Inn. Everyone is welcome to attend...

Laois GAA's Competitions Control Committee (CCC) will meet next Monday night to rule on the controversial ACHL Division 3 final between Mountmellick and Ballypickas...

Mountmellick man Michael Onalimi is in with a chance of winning a Nissan Generation jeep to use for the next week. He has been nominated...

Moves to increase speed limits at Irishtown in Mountmellick have been branded as “madness”. A review of speed limits is being put out for public...

For the last couple of years now, at this time of year, the town of Mountmellick has been taken by storm by the Yarn...

There were wins for Timahoe, St Joseph's and Mountmellick in tonight’s ACFL Division 2 games. These, along with Rosenallis's decision to give Ballyfin a walkover, gives us...

Nine players from Laois clubs will represent the Midlands Schoolboys League at the Kennedy Cup which begins on Monday. Portlaoise AFC lead the way with...

The AGM of the Mountmellick Heritage Society will be held on Monday, June 12, at 8pm in the Owenass Hall. Why not come along - all...

Gardaí believe that two attempted robberies in Mountmellick and Ballylinan are connected. The first incident occurred at Centra in Ballylinan around 2am on Saturday morning...

The death has occurred of John Challoner from Mountmellick at the age of 63. John, originally from Mountbellew in Galway, worked as an agricultural advisor...

I got a job working construction For the Johnstown Company But lately there ain’t been much work On account of the economy (The River, Bruce Springsteen) On June 26,...

Infrastruct AMS Ltd from Mountmellick has been officially announced by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor T.D. as a...

There was a mighty crowd at the Mountmellick Darkness into Light run/walk this morning. John Flavin, one of the main men behind the event, said...

The death has taken place of well-known Mountmellick businessman Tony Bradford (73). He came to Ireland in 1972 to set up business and spent the...

A by-pass of Mountmellick could move a step closer after funding of €100,000 was announced at Laois County Council today. Laois County Council chief executive...

Gardai wish to seek the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 15-year-old Jason Collins who is missing from Mountmellick since last Saturday. Jason is...

Powerscreen Ireland welcomed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan to Mountmellick this week to help them celebrate their 20th anniversary celebrations. Established in...

A landmark Mountmellick business which has been owner-run for the past 70 years has come on the market. Hanlon's shop on O'Moore Street has a...

A Mountmellick wood-turner has been tipped as one of the top young designers to watch out for in Ireland. Alan Meredith graduated with a masters...

Up to 30 jobs are being created with the opening of the much-anticipated Bog Road pub in Fairgreen on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise. The...

The story behind this Mountmellick photograph of local politicans in the mid 1970s has emerged which shows the nine members of the Mountmellick Town...

This week's properties from Matt Dunne Auctioneers include a stunning mature bungalow on the outskirts of Portarlington and and an end-of-terrace home in one...

Now in its 27th year, the Mountmellick Drama Festival gets underway this Friday night - and runs for eight consecutive nights in the town's...

The Armed Response Unit were called to a public disorder incident in Mountmellick on Monday afternoon when the Gardai were subjected to opposition from a...

A 133.5 acre farm in Killeigh on the Laois/Offaly border will go to auction in March with a guide price of €9,000 to €10,000/ac. GVM...

Celebrity solicitor Gerald Kean will again be the special guest at Friday night’s Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball, an event which has raised over...

A local man is believed to be in a critical condition after a road crash outside Mountmellick which occurred early on Sunday morning. The incident...

  “Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Welcome to Ireland. The best little country in the world. The best little...

Hundreds of people turned out to take part in the Mountmellick dance and zumba fundraiser on Saturday afternoon which raised €2,250 for 12-year-old Robyn...

With the countdown very much on to the Zumba life-saving fundraiser in Mountmellick, the organiser behind it says she has been overwhelmed by the...